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Sign: Madrid - The house where Princess Joanna of Austria of Portugal was born


Address:
Pl. de las Descalzas, 3, Centro, 28013 Madrid, Spain
Category:
Monuments and History
City:
Madrid For all manhole covers in Madrid
Country:
Spain For all manhole covers in Spain
Shape:
Other
Material:
Metal
Placement:
Wall or fence
Tags:
Christianity and churches 


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On the sign:
[Emblem of the city of Madrid]

EN ESTE PALACIO HABITADO POR LOS REYES DE CASTILLA, NACIÓ EN 1536
JUANA DE AUSTRIA
QUE LO TRANSFORMÓ EN MONASTERIO EN 1559

Ayuntamiento de Madrid

1991
Photography:
2025
Eli Zvuluny
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Comments:
Juana of Austria (1535-1573), princess of Portugal and sister of Philip II of Spain, was born in this house, which she later turned into a convent. Convent of of Las Descales Reales - the convent of the royal women who walk barefoot, this is because the nuns did not wear shoes.

The place photographed on the same day Click for a larger image

Her sister, Maria of Austria, Princess of Spain, also lived in the same monastery, as can be seen on a nearby sign Click for sign's details

Translation of the text on the sign:
[Emblem of the city of Madrid]

JOANA OF AUSTRIA WAS BORN IN THIS PALACE, INHABITED BY THE KINGS OF CASTILE, IN 1536, AND TRANSFORMED IT INTO A MONASTERY IN 1559

Madrid City Council

1991

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